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Estimation of socio-economic national losses as a result of road accidents in russia
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-6-131-146
Abstract
Every thirty minutes a person dies in a road traffic accident in Russia. Twenty five thousand people die annually, which is equivalent to the middle-populated city in the country. According to Traffic Police Statistics, much more people get wounded or disabled in road accidents. In order to reduce the number of deaths in car accidents it is necessary to implement specific measures, which require substantial public investment. Hence the relevance of more specific evaluation of socio-economic national losses arising because of death, disablement and traumatism in road traffic accidents. To make this possible, the authors have worked out the efficient methodology for estimating socio-economic national losses as a result of road accidents. According to our analysis, the total value of such losses equals 487.1 billion RUB in 2013.
Keywords
socio-economic national losses,
road traffic accident,
death,
disablement,
traumatism,
human life value,
moral damage
JEL: С13, H50
About the Authors
D. Kolesnikova
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. Karabchuk
National Research University Higher School of Economics; College of Humanities and Social Sciences, UAE University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D. Salnikova
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. Fattahov
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kolesnikova D., Karabchuk T., Salnikova D., Fattahov T. Estimation of socio-economic national losses as a result of road accidents in russia. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2016;(6):131-146. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-6-131-146
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